Road notes from East Africa
Permits, park fees, seasons and road conditions for driving yourself through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Dar es Salaam to Mikumi Self-Drive: Day Trip or Overnight on the TAZARA Road
The Dar es Salaam to Mikumi self-drive is one of Tanzania's most accessible wildlife day trips from a major city. Mikumi National Park sits 290 kilometres…
Kenya Masai Mara to Amboseli Self-Drive: The Cross-Rift Valley Connector Route
The Masai Mara to Amboseli self-drive is Kenya's most spectacular cross-Rift Valley drive — 270 kilometres connecting the country's two most famous wildlife…
Ngorongoro Crater Self-Drive Descent: The USD 295 Vehicle Fee, Timing and the Best Loop
The Ngorongoro Crater self-drive descent is one of the most tightly regulated activities in Tanzania's national park system. The crater is a UNESCO World…
Rwanda Self-Drive: Is It Worth Hiring a Car When Roads Are This Good?
Rwanda self-drive car hire is a legitimate question — Rwanda has genuinely excellent roads, a well-regulated transport network, and a compact geography that…
Kampala to Entebbe Airport: Hire Vehicle Return, Drop-Off and the 40km Road
The Kampala to Entebbe car hire drop-off is the final stage of most Uganda self-drive circuits — a 40-kilometre drive from Kampala city centre to Entebbe…
Tanzania Arusha to Serengeti Self-Drive: Distance, Road Conditions and the Two-Gate Choice
The Arusha to Serengeti self-drive is one of East Africa's iconic road journeys — 335 kilometres from Tanzania's northern safari hub through the Ngorongoro…
East Africa Multi-Country Overland Self-Drive: Planning Nairobi to Kampala to Kigali
The East Africa multi-country overland self-drive from Nairobi through Uganda to Rwanda — covering 1,700 kilometres across three countries, three…
Kenya Northern Frontier Self-Drive: Samburu, Shaba and the Road to Marsabit
The Kenya northern frontier self-drive — extending north from Samburu through Isiolo, Marsabit, and toward the Ethiopian border — is Kenya's most remote and…
Nyungwe Forest National Park Self-Drive: Rwanda's Chimpanzee and Canopy Walk Circuit
Nyungwe Forest National Park in southwest Rwanda is the largest intact montane rainforest in Central Africa and home to 13 primate species — more primate…
Driving Licence Requirements for Self-Drive in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda
Driving licence requirements for East Africa self-drive vary by country but share a common framework under the East African Community (EAC) transport…